The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that they will have a test BLAST at the site next to the Jerome Park Reservoir Gate House 5 on Goulden Avenue and 205th Street across from the Bronx HS of Science.
Come to the park and listen to the BLASTING.
1. ONE long whistle will sound [...]
Ten Reasons Van Cortlandt Village Residents Oppose Plan by Urban Pathways: Supportive Housing Proposal is too big for 3469 Cannon Place – and its Prospective Residents
The following paper explains some of the reasons why residents in Van Cortlandt Village are opposed to the proposal by Urban Pathways to build a 74-unit supportive housing facility [...]
Rules for Construction Activity
We are a low density residential community, joined together in this association with the interest in preserving and protecting this neighborhood. If you want to get our good neighbor certificate then please follow the Association’s Rules:
No noisy construction can take place before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. (Noisy shall be [...]
From their site:
I became so enamoured of the Van Cortlandt Village/Kingsbridge Heights area while doing ForgottenTour 37 around the (temporarily dry) Jerome Park Reservoir that I resolved to return and explore these two obscure Bronx enclaves a little more in-depth, and that’s exactly what I did on September 20, 2009. [...]
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a routine alarm safety, maintenance and inspection procedure at the Jerome Park Reservoir.
The test will take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at approximately 9:00 a.m.
The alarm may be detectable near the site but it will be preceded by an announcement that the alarm is [...]
Note: KHCC is one block south of Fort Independence Street on Kingsbridge Terrace.
February 5, 2010
City to Bronx Community About a Homeless
Shelter: ‘Not in Your Backyard’
By SAM DOLNICK
In the perpetual battle against homelessness in New York, the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center in the Bronx was only a bit player, with about 10 beds in its [...]
Attention:
On February 5th, 2010 around 10:00am in the vicinity of Van Cortlandt Avenue West one of our neighbors lost their dog.
The dog is a miniature Doberman, she was wearing a red harness, and her name is Fortune.
If you have seen this dog or have any information please contact us at lostdog@fipna.org or use our contact [...]
A public participation process can only be effective if it involves the entire community each step of the way — by calling meetings, setting agendas, asking questions and requesting information in a transparent and inclusive manner.
Today, we learned that the Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the proposed project by Urban Pathways at 3469 Cannon Place voted to suspend activities, based on the a.k.a. 3482 Ft. Independence Street, met and voted unanimously to agree to suspend its activity.
Copy of the letter is here: CAB_suspension_letter (PDF)
At first I wasn’t sure what this big green hunk of metal was now sitting in the Nursing Home driveway.
Could it be a dumpster? A water tank? What is it?
After further investigation it turns out that it is a hydraulic compactor used to crush garbage.
I was surprised to see something this monstrous sitting right in [...]
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